At first I thought it was a “shooting star on fire”. That is the first description that crossed my mind and the first thing I googled! I was driving down the highway when I observed it. Time is approximate but it was definitely between 04:25 and 04:40
Location
Address
Lake Country, British Columbia (CA)
Latitude
50° 4' 49.07'' N (50.080296°)
Longitude
119° 24' 16.28'' W (-119.404522°)
Elevation
525.933289m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-10-08 04:35 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-10-08 11:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
163°
Moving
Facing azimuth
211.23°
First azimuth
188.5°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
190.39°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
Glowing train after the brightest “ball” of light disappeared. Slowly faded out.
